The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-04-23
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AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION


Convention was held in New York
several weeks ago. In point of at
tendance and ability Of those par
ticipating, this was probably the
most noteworthy meeting of the
kind ever held in the United States
From the March number Of Agri
culture which contains full re-
port of the proceedings we make a
few excerpts Of the principal adj
dresses. President Reall's remarks
were review of the work Of the as
sociatiop interspersed with some
good, solid thought;
= = GAS I have said before,
and hope to say frequently again,
we must find means of obtaining
larger returns from the soil now UNI
der cultivation. 1t is not too much
to say that the land now cultivated
in the United States can be made
to produce twice the present results
by better system of fertilization,
cultivation and cropping. Japan,
with less area than the State of
California, supports population of
3S, 100000. The United States
should support population of L.
100000" You are being
eaten up by taxes and interest. All
over our broad land that you have
changed. from a wilderness into a
garden by your self denial and toll,
your homes are being taken from
you by the money changers. |
have studied the nature and the
principles of the Knights of Labor
and they are the truth. The men
who would swindle you are the men
whom they contend with. Armour
led the fight against the .oleomar-
garine law in the interests of fraud,
counterfeiting and robbery of the
poor; Armour fought the last battle
with the Knights Of Labor Of Chica-
go. We demand fair play and un-
trammeled markets for the products
of our labor; so do the Knights of
Labor. Nothing less and nothing
more. Together we may save the
country from impending ruin. 1t
but remains for us to act together
for the good of both and achieve
such results within five years as
wiH astopish the world. have
never before raised my voice against
capital. have waited until it
would have been wicked to wait
longer before speaking. | have
found capital selfish, dishonest and
ignorant. If it cannot corrupt
man it will destroy him. 4
There will soon be two elements
here-the very rich and thousand
times worse, the very poor, unless a
halt is called. Now you farmers
of America are responsible for this
of the country for you
have the power to correct these con-
litions and are not using it."
Gen. w. Hatch, of Missouri,
chairman of the committee on agri-
culture of the House Representa-
ives, among other things said:
"The census shows that agrioul-
.ure has steadily gone down, while ,
very other trade has prospered. ,
You farmers of New York don't ,
'wn as much property as you did
wenty years ago. The national :
yealth has increased, but at the ex-
'ense of agriculture. lean remem
yer when the farmers of Kentucky
md Missouri were the money-lend-
RS in the State. Now the farmers,
in the west are borrow
rs. You are not as rich as you
fere twenty years ago. Your pro-
lucts are less valuable, while the
abor of production is still the same. :.
'or ten years prior to the demone- I.
ization of silver wheat was quoted
t 50. 10a, for the ten years succeed :
,g $1.205, andnow in round figures :
sells at 81 per bushel, and that
leans 629 cents to the Kansas II
lrmer. The demonstration of sill e
N. u q @ contributed 10 tbic No or L